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66# Get Messages
<span class="request">`GET` **/api/1.1/messages/rows**</span>
<span class="description">Get all of the messages for the current user</span>
<span class="arguments">Name</span> | Value | Description
--------|-----|------------
**max_id** _Integer_ | <span class="optional">Optional</span> | Only get messages newer than this message id
### Example Request
```bash
$ curl https://instance--key.directus.io/api/1.1/messages/self \
-u [user-token]:
```
```php
$userId = 1; // default to authenticated user
$messages = $client->getMessages($userId);
```
```javascript
// Gets messages of authenticated user
client.getMessages();
```
## Response
<span class="attributes">Attribute</span> | Description
--------|------------
**meta** _Meta Object_ | The Directus system metadata object that provides useful information not contained within the dataset itself [**Meta Object**: View Nested Attributes](/overview/objects-model.md#meta-object)
**data** _Message Object Collection_ | <span class="custom">This data and its architecture is based on Directus messages's schema</span> [**Message Object**: View Nested Attributes](/overview/objects-model.md#message-object)
### Example Response
```json
{
"meta": {
"read": 1,
"unread": 0,
"total": 1,
"max_id": 20,
"type": "collection",
"table": "directus_messages"
},
"data": [
{
"id": 1,
"from": 1,
"subject": "Sunday Morning meeting",
"message": "Cancelled!",
"attachment": null,
"datetime": "2016-11-02T13:04:47-04:00",
"response_to": null,
"read": 1,
"responses": {
"rows": []
},
"recipients": "2,1",
"date_updated": "2016-11-02T13:04:47-04:00"
}
]
}
```